Social Survey Methods in Education

This course aims to develop students' knowledge and ability of the social survey method and some basic statistical techniques in the fields of education and communication. It covers the basic elements of social survey methods including research design, sampling, making questionnaire, data processing and data analysis.
 

Principles of Audio-Visual Education

Problems concerning educational media for improving instruction. Topics include contributions of behaviorists to instructional technology, teaching machines and programmed instruction, instructional design and development, etc. Recommended for those seeking teacher certification. Required of all students in the Curatorial Training Program.
 

Qualitative Research Methods in Education

This course aims to develop student's knowledge and ability of qualitative research methods in the fields of education and communication. It covers various approaches and methods of qualitative research including interview, participant observation, ethnography, life-history analysis,discourse analysis, document analysis, etc.
 

SPECIAL STUDIES OF LANGUAGE EDUCATION III

An examination of issues in bilingualism shows that bilingual studies, second language studies, and first language studies overlap in important ways. We investigate the bilingual individual and that individual in society by examining the acquisition and maintenance of two or more languages in educational settings ranging from submersion to immersion to mainstream bilingual programs. Part I deals with individual bilingualism in the home and society, and Part II with bilingual education policies and classroom practices in Japan and abroad. We also discuss the growing trend to educate deaf as well as hearing children using bilingual-bicultural approaches.
 

Linguistics for Language Teaching

This foundation course introduces the basic knowledge of modern linguistics and language teaching. Language teachers must have profound knowledge about the sounds, grammar, vocabulary and semantics of the target language as well as deep understanding about its use in different contexts. The course offers such fundamental knowledge and considers current arguments on research methods and teaching methods. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Principles of Language Learning and Teaching

This foundation course will present the underlying principles of foreign language teaching and provide a historical overview of teaching methods. It will also examine the designs and techniques associated with each method to consider the approaches suitable for various teaching situations. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Approaches to the Subordination of Teaching to Learning

Communicative approach, Total Physical Response, and Community Language Learning approach: there is not only one approach in the field of language teaching. The aim of this course is to expose students to some of these approaches, specially approaches that are learner centered: Total Physical Response, Community Language Learning and the Silent Way, an approach based on the subordination of teaching to learning. The course will explore these approaches and will focus also on the Silent Way. Through actual experimentation with guest instructors when possible, and discussions, we will try to understand what subordination means in a class and how to promote it. Students will be asked to put themselves in a learning situation and practice self-observation to better understand the different learning stages and how to incorporate this knowledge in their future teaching.
 

Computer Assisted Language Learning I

The purpose of this course is to present basic concepts of CALL to students who wish to incorporate the use of technology to the teaching of a foreign language. This will be done through exploration of language learning theories. It will involve participants in exploring language teaching environments, using and discussing existing and potential application of computer technology in or outside the classroom.
 

Language Policy: the Case of French

The aim of this course is to present language policy and planning. We will use the example of French. The case of French is crucial to understand how languages can be promoted and preserved. Over the term, we will cover language policies regarding French language in various francophone and non-francophone countries. We will see how French is taught through Cultural Centers (case of France) or promoted as an alternative in the process of globalization. English language policies will be also studied.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Pragmatics and Language Learning

This course deals with how speakers use language in ways that cannot be predicted from linguistic knowledge. The two main topics are how young children acquire pragmatic skills and how teachers can help language learners to master such skills for successful communication.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Pronunciation for Language Teaching

This course looks at the theory of pronunciation and the practical skills required in its teaching. Students will gain knowledge of articulatory phonetics and its application in the language classroom.
 

Research Methods in Language Education

This course train students to be able to design and implement a study in the field of language education and to be able to analyze and interpret the obtained data.
 

Second Language Acquisition and Learning

This course will examine the process of second language acquisition and learning from linguistic, biological, social, psychological, and educational perspectives. It will also discuss factors affecting the process such as age, native language, motivation, attitude, aptitude and learning styles.
 

Teaching Pronunciation to French Language Learners

Teaching pronunciation is not an easy task, and is often neglected in teachers training. But a correct pronunciation remains essential for effective communication. It is also the key to better learning. To be prepared, future teachers of foreign languages need not only to master the production of sounds in the target language, but also to be aware of the phonological system of the learners' mother tongue in order to understand the learners' difficulties. In this course, we will study various ways of improving pronunciation (verbo-tonal, Silent Way, Tomatis, CALL) and will try to understand the theories underlying these various approaches. In the later stage of the course, we will try to apply them in the context of French as a foreing language.
(Offered Alternate Years)

English Linguistics for Language Teaching

This course introduces the fundamental knowledge of the English language: the structure of its sounds, grammar, vocabulary, semantics, and orthography as well as its socio-cultural varieties, regional varieties, historical varieties, and international varieties. This knowledge will form a solid foundation for those who plan to be English teachers.
 

History of the English Language I

This course examines the historical development of the English language, starting with the principles of historical lingustics and an overview of the Indo-European language family. By examining historical events that occurred in the British Isles, students will investigate what has made the language change over time and how this vernacular language has established its position as the most widely-used international language.
 

Teaching Methods in English (Eigo-Ka) I

An introduction to a curriculum in secondary education , the purposes, contents, and methods of teaching English in Japanese junior high school and senior high school . A required course for teacher certification in English for junior high school and senior high school. To be applied to students who take the new curriculum. Prerequisite:Principles of Language Learning and Teaching.
 

Teaching Methods in English (Eigo-Ka) II

Detailed discussions on the purpose, contents, and methods of teaching English in Japanese junior high school and senior high school . Practical aspects such as writing lesson plans and micro-teaching will be included. A required course for teacher certification in English for Junior high school and senior high school.
 

Teaching Methods in English (Eigo-ka) III

Detailed discussions on the purpose, contents, and methods of teaching English in Japanese junior high school and senior high school . Practical aspects such as writing lesson plans and micro-teaching will be included. A required course for junior and senior high school teacher certification in English for students who entered in and after AY2008.
 

Topics in English Grammar for Language Education

One of the most important areas of knowledge for language teaching is a deep understanding of the grammar. This course considers special features of the English language including its sounds, grammatical structure, meaning, and lexicon. It also considers possible difficulties that learners of English may confront and introduces current issues and interdisciplinary research on English grammar, examining the traditional approaches and modern approaches in actual teaching contexts.
(Offered Alternate Years)

History of the Japanese Language I

This course examines the historical development of the Japanese language from the 8th century to modern times.
 

Japanese Linguistics for Language Teaching

This course introduces students planning to teach Japanese to the fundamentals of the sounds, grammar, vocabularies, semantics, genealogy, typology, and socio-cultural aspects of the Japanese language.
 

Japanese Calligraphy

Understanding and practicing the skills required for teaching calligraphy (Kokugoka Shosha) in Japanese junior high school. Micro-teaching will be included.
 

Readings in Classical Japanese I

I: readings in Wabun; II: readings in Kanbun, including Japanese language culture.
 

Readings in Classical Japanese II

I: readings in Wabun; II: readings in Kanbun, including Japanese language culture.
 

Teaching Methods in Japanese (Kokugo-Ka) I

An introduction to a curriculum in secondary education, the purposes, contents, and methods of teaching Kokugo in Japanese junior high school and senior high school. A required course for teacher certification in Japanese (Kokugo) for junior high school and senior high school.
 

Teaching Methods in Japanese (Kokugo-Ka) II

Detailed discussions on the purposes, contents, and methods of teaching Kokugo in Japanese junior high school and senior high school. Practical aspects such as writing lesson plans and microteaching will be included. A required course for teacher certification in Japanese (Kokugo) for junior high school and senior high school.
 

Teaching Methods in Japanese (Kokugo-ka) III

Detailed discussions on the purposes, contents, and methods of teaching Kokugo in Japanese junior high school and senior high school. Practical aspects such as writing lesson plans and microteaching will be included. A required course for junior and senior high school teacher certification in Japanese (Kokugo) for students who entered in and after AY2008.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Child Language Development

This course traces first language development and examines different theoretical models of learning and acquisition. Social, psychological and linguistic aspects will be discussed. In examining the major stages in child language development, the focus will not only be on pre-natal to pre-school development, but also on language development during the school years.
 

Computer Assisted Language Learning II

This course is the continuation of CALL I. In this course, students will work on their own project in order to test and use the knowledge gained through reading, discussion, and hands-on experience from CALL 1. They will have to propose objectives, plan of realization and application. They will have to use authoring software (Hot Potatoes, Revolution, SuperCard, Flash, etc.) or any other software they might think will serve their project.Prerequisite: CALL 1
 

Fieldwork in Language and Education

Students learn to analyze an unknown language through hands-on experience with a native speaker. This is not a lecture course. Techniques of language elicitation and analysis are learned through direct practice in the classroom. The course is followed by an optional field-trip. This is a unique experience in language contact and applied language learning.
 

Interlanguage Analysis

The course introduces the concept of 'Interlanguage' from the perspective of the SLA and presents how to conduct the Interlanguage analysis by using the actual language learners' data. Language of instruction differs by year.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Issues in Applied Linguistics

The course focuses on one of the major areas of applied linguistics such as first language acquisition, second language acquisition, language attrition, bilingual education, multilingualism, computer assisted language learning. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Language Learning Disorders

This course will provide a basis for understanidng what is known about language learning disorders. First, we will survey a variety of language learning disorders in children and adults (e.g., ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, cognitive disabilities) and understand their similarities and differences. We will then explore issues pertaining to the assessment, teaching and intervention of these populations. In particular, we will discuss issues facing teachers who have students with language learning disorders.
 

Language Testing

Testing plays a significant role in the lives of nearly every language student and teacher. This course investigates purposes and methods of classroom language tests and assesses standardized testing instruments (e.g. TOEFL). Students are taught how to design tests for different purposes and how to interpret and use test results.
 

Materials and Curriculum Development

This course provides the foundation of curriculum and materials development. The course reviews the history of approaches to curriculum design in language programs with an emphasis on a needs-based, learning-centered approach. The course will also develop the ability to analyze and evaluate materials, considering the views of language and language learning, and understanding of the materials design process. Students will gain practical experience through projects that include conducting needs analysis, planning content, selecting methodology, developing materials, and evaluating curriculum.
 

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

This course will examine the theories of second language acquisition from the basic to the most current. It will also discuss classroom acquisition research bridging the theory and practice. Prerequisit: Second Language Acquisition and Learnning
(Offered Alternate Years)

History of the English Language II

This course offers advanced instruction in the history of the English language. Using various research methods from philology and the insights of modern linguistics, students will analyze data that show major developments from Old English to Modern English in order to determine the reasons for change.
 

Techniques in English Language Teaching: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

This course develops the critical instructional skills necessary for a language educator. The course reviews approaches and techniques for the teaching of second or foreign languages from the perspective of linguistics and language acquisition research. The course also focuses on a repertoire of basic teaching techniques in the various skill areas¡½listening, speaking, reading, and writing¡½and gives students experience in designing and implementing lessons, the what to teach and how to teach, for a variety of educational settings.
 

History of the Japanese Language II

This course offers advanced instruction in the history and development of the Japanese language. Phonological, lexical, syntactic and semantic aspects of the language change will be analyzed. Prerequisites: History of the Japanese Language I or permission of instructor.
 

Japanese Language Education for Young Learners

The course introduces the students who wish to teach in elementary, junior and senior high schools to the teaching theories and methods of the Japanese language. It also includes the analyses of resources, simulation and practice.
 

Overseas Teaching Practicum in Japanese

During the Winter term class meets once a week to prepare students for teaching practice in a foreign country. Topics include the educational system, curriculums, Japanese language syllabuses, teaching materials, a teachers's life at school, as well as cultural aspects of the country. The three-week teaching practicum at schools in the Melbourne area follows immediately after the Final Examination period in March. Academic credit will be given to those who complete both the lecture part and the teaching practice part. (Participation fees will be collected.)
 

Teaching Practicum in Japanese

The purpose of this course is to give those students who have successfully completed Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language I and II the opportunity to practice on campus actual teaching for learners of the Japanese language under close guidance of the instructor, and to raise their level of teaching ability and understanding of the profession. The course consists of one lecture by instructor per week and two teaching practice sessions per week. Prerequisites: TEACHING OF JAPANESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE I -II and the approval of the instructor.
 

Techniques in Japanese Language Teaching: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing

The course focuses on teaching techniques in the 4 skill areas of Japanese-listening, speaking, reading, and writing- and presents how to integrate the skills meaningfully for 4 skills oriented course or to teach the skills separately according to the students needs. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

The Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language I

Aims and methods of teaching Japanese as a foreign language: observation, simulation and practice in the ICU Japanese Language Programs. For students preparing to teach Japanese as a foreign language. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number. Prerequisite:Principles of Language Learning and Teaching.
 

The Teaching of Japanese as a Foreign Language II

Aims and methods of teaching Japanese as a foreign language: observation, simulation and practice in the ICU Japanese Language Programs. For students preparing to teach Japanese as a foreign language. Open to qualified students on approval of the instructor. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
 

Topics in Japanese Grammar for Language Education I

This course introduces the basic skills and concepts for structural analysis of the modern Japanese language which are needed for language education. Prerequisite: Japanese Linguistics for Language Teaching.
 

Topics in Japanese Grammar for Language Education II

This course focuses on topics in the Japanese grammar relevant to language teaching and examines them. Prerequisite: Japanese Linguistics for Language Teaching.
 

Topics in Japanese Language Acquisition

This course examines how first or second learners of Japanese acquire some of the structural characteristics of the target language and if there are any commonalities or differences with learners of other languages.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Stylistic Studies in Japanese

Survey of stylistic studies of modern Japanese.
 

Modern Japanese Literature I

Poems, novels and dramas of leading authors and poets of the modern period, with concentration on the works of Meiji and Taisho period writers.
 

English as an International Language

This course examines English and English language issues at societal and global levels. It considers the expanding status of English as the first 'world language', and describes some of the varieties of English, uses of English, and issues involving English that are currently developing in and across diverse societies.
 

Language in the United States

This study of the origins, development, and characteristics of English in North America will investigate historical, cultural, and social influences on the language. Also addressed will be regional and social dialects, language policy, and the relationship between English and other languages.
 

Contemporary Praxes on Communication Study I

This course will study various phenomena related to communication in Japan. The focus involves description of communicative phenomena in changing society and a scrutiny of those phenomena.
 

Intercultural Communication

Basic Introduction to the field of intercultural communication and relations. This course explores how culture affects communication patterns and examines the dynamics when people of different cultural backgrounds interact with each other. Understanding these dynamics is essential for those planning to work in international / intercultural contexts.
 

Language Variation

This course will present the fundamentals of examining linguistic variation between and within speech communities in Japan. It will consider regional, social and stylistic differences in the use of language. Students will acquire methods of data collection, analysis and interpretation and engage in field projects by using these techniques.
 

Literacy, Society and Development

Reading and writing are foundations of organized society. This course involves a linguistic comparison of different writing systems around the world, the role of literacy in national and local development and gender issues in literacy around the world.
 

Psychology of Learning, Memory and Cognition

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to basic cognitive phenomena as understood and investigated by contemporary specialists in the field of cognitive psychology. A secondary purpose is to demonstrate the relevance of cognitive theories and research methodologies to real world situations.
 

Psychology of Development

An overview of cognitive and social development processes during early childhood and pre-adolescence from biological, psychological and developmental perspectives within the larger socio-cultural context. Major theories and concepts in human development. Contemporary problems and topics in developmental psychology with a particular focus on the diversity of human development. A required elective course for all the students in the Teacher Certification Program.
 

Studies in Language Development

An examination of diverse theories and concepts on the universal and particularistic features of language development. Language acquisition processes involving the interactions between innate linguistic competence and the external environment. Acquisition of words, word rules, and semantic rules in cognitive development.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Bilingualism and Bilingual Education

An examination of issues in bilingualism shows that bilingual studies, second language studies, and first language studies overlap in important ways. We investigate the bilingual individual and that individual in society by examining the acquisition and maintenance of two or more languages in educational settings ranging from submersion to immersion to mainstream bilingual programs. Part I deals with individual bilingualism in the home and society, and Part II with bilingual education policies and classroom practices in Japan and abroad. We also discuss the growing trend to educate deaf as well as hearing children using bilingual-bicultural approaches.
(Offered Alternate Years)

Senior Thesis

Senior students, under the guidance of an advisor, will select a subject related to their major and prepare a senior thesis. The final product should represent the efforts of one year of sustained and rigorous thinking, research, and writing. Required of all students in their senior year.